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- [tan]
- /tæn/
- /tæn/
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- [tan]
- /tæn/
Definitions of tan word
- verb with object tan to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically. 1
- verb with object tan to make brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays, as of the sun. 1
- verb with object tan Informal. to thrash; spank. 1
- verb without object tan to become tanned. 1
- noun tan tax-anticipation note. 1
- adjective tan of the color of tan; yellowish-brown. 1
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Origin of tan
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; 1920-25 for def 2; Middle English tannen to make hide into leather, late Old English *tannian (in past participle getanned; cf. tanner1) < Medieval Latin tannāre, derivative of tannum oak bark, tanbark < Germanic; compare Old High German tanna oak, fir, akin to Dutch den fir
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Parts of speech for Tan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tan
adj tan
- adumbral — shadowy
- amber — Amber is a hard yellowish-brown substance used for making jewellery.
- auric — of or containing gold in the trivalent state
- auriferous — (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing
- aurous — of or containing gold, esp in the monovalent state
noun tan
- aubade — a song or poem appropriate to or greeting the dawn
- beige — Something that is beige is pale brown in colour.
- biscuit — A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
- cafe au lait — coffee with milk
- camel — A camel is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people. Camels have long necks and one or two lumps on their backs called humps.
verb tan
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